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1905 Map of Jamestown

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Jamestown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

The industrial and transit hub of Jamestown dominates the western edge of this early twentieth-century survey, showing the city's dense street grid at the confluence of the Cassadaga River and Stillwater Creek. Three major rail lines, including the Erie R. R. and the Dunkirk Allegheny Valley And Pittsburg R. R., converge in this river valley, highlighting the region's importance as a transportation corridor. To the east, the landscape transitions into the steep, wooded hills of South Valley and the meandering path of Conewango Creek.

Rural life is marked by small settlements like Rutledge and Frewsburg, while a Mill near Conewango Valley points to the local hydraulic power economy. The map also captures the extensive State Drainage Ditch in the northeast, reflecting early efforts to manage the wetlands along the Chautauqua Co Cattaraugus Co boundary. Detailed topography reveals the numerous runs and brooks, such as Bone Run and Sawmill Run, that carved the terrain before it reaches the New York Pennsylvania state line.